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Salonica: One Thousand Three Hundred Days
Salonica tells the gripping story of the one thousand three hundred day German occupation of the historic Greek city during World War II. Through the eyes of one family, readers experience the historic struggle for survival during the dark winters of subordination, humiliation and poverty. Despite the sorrow of those days, Salonica is an ultimately uplifting story of the triumph of good and the power of the powerless to overcome adversity.
In its sweeping take on the formation of modern Greece, the story extends beyond Salonica both in place and time. In exquisitely crafted recollections, we learn about the Bulgarian hostages of 1917-1918, the liberation of Macedonia and Thrace, the refugees from the Asia Minor catastrophe, and the 1944 Giannitsa slaughter.
Like all great historic novels, Salonica tells us not only the facts of what happened but the human toll behind the epic events. It is an important, necessary book for preserving the memory of the Greek National Resistance and all who have given their life in the history of the nation.
In its sweeping take on the formation of modern Greece, the story extends beyond Salonica both in place and time. In exquisitely crafted recollections, we learn about the Bulgarian hostages of 1917-1918, the liberation of Macedonia and Thrace, the refugees from the Asia Minor catastrophe, and the 1944 Giannitsa slaughter.
Like all great historic novels, Salonica tells us not only the facts of what happened but the human toll behind the epic events. It is an important, necessary book for preserving the memory of the Greek National Resistance and all who have given their life in the history of the nation.
140 pages, Paperback
First published July 14, 2012
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